Conte confirmed last week Fabregas had suffered an “unusual” injury, and the 29-year-old has been sidelined the last three league fixtures

Then again on Wednesday’s defeat to West Ham in the EFL Cup.

The Spain International has not been the same seen since the Blues defeat to Arsenal in September, in which he had a hard time.

Speaking ahead of the trip to Southampton this weekend, Conte revealed at the press conference that Cesc Fabregas would miss the match,

However, Branislav Ivanovic – who had missed the last three EPL games with a muscle injury, was fit again.

This was also confirmed on the Chelsea Football Club Official Twitter account.

Southampton vs Chelsea predictions

Eden Hazard has scored in each of his last 2 matches, making him a strong contender for first goalscorer along with Nemanja Matic who has 5 assists to his name already this season. An away win is most likely in this fixture with a price of 7/5 at bet365 =>